Pennsylvania
Penn calls gov't demand for list of Jewish employees ‘disturbing and unconstitutional'
"Singling out organizations and individuals for such an invasion of privacy based on their actual or presumed religious affiliation would be deeply troubling,” the university wrote.
Jackson synagogue arsonist unconnected to pro-Palestinian movement
Arizona couple admits in court to faking cancer-curing 'smart chip' device
Winter weather in US Northeast leads to thousands of flight delays, cancellations
McCormick concedes to Mehmet Oz in Senate Republican primary
Oz, who was backed by former President Donald Trump, will now face Democrat John Fetterman in the Nov. 8 midterm election.
Josh Shapiro: Pennsylvania gov. candidate, maybe 1st US Jewish president
“I grew up in a kosher home, went to shul and went to a Jewish school, where I met my wife. I keep a kosher home, and I am always home on Friday night for Shabbat dinner with my family.”
Josh Shapiro launches ads in Pennsylvania gov. race with nod to Shabbat
“Whether my day starts here in Bloomsburg, Uniontown, or anywhere in Pennsylvania, I make it home Friday night for Sabbath dinner because family and faith ground me.”
Chair that Colleyville rabbi threw at captor going to US Jewish museum
Congregation Beth Israel has donated the items to the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.
Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, 6 more weeks of winter
The tradition of Groundhog Day dates back to 1886, when the now legendary groundhog supposedly first began predicting the weather.
GOP's Doug Mastriano enters Pennsylvania governor with shofar blast
Doug Mastriano isn't Jewish but wore a tallit and blew a shofar as he announced his candidacy. Using shofars is becoming increasingly common by Christians at right-wing political events.
Pennsylvania allocates $6.6m for Tree of Life synagogue repairs
The US state of Pennsylvania issued $6.6 million USD in grants to repair the Tree of Life synagogue, the site of the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history.
Pennsylvania’s Jewish A-G Josh Shapiro declares candidacy for governor
Josh Shapiro, a Democrat who has deep roots in the Jewish community, is running for governor of Pennsylvania.
Jewish adult summer camp includes color war, fire breathing and shabbat
Held on Labor Day weekend just before Rosh Hashanah, Camp Nai Nai Nai drew some 100 adults in their 20s and 30s from throughout North America to have fun, make new friends and do Jewish stuff.
This Jewish American couple collected 13,000 Jewish artifacts
Deanne and Arnold Kaplan have been collecting Jewish artifacts in their Pennsylvania home for years, a unique and exquisite documentary of Jewish life.